Shazz Preston holds the WR-X · Backup spot in Indiana Hoosiers’s wide receiver room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Shazz Preston is a 6'0", 205-pound wide receiver from Saint James, Louisiana, who was a consensus four-star prospect ranked among the top-10 receivers nationally in the 2022 recruiting class. Preston began his college career at Alabama, appearing in five games during the 2022 freshman season and five games as a redshirt freshman in 2023. He transferred to Tulane, where he appeared in 21 games over two seasons. In 2024, his debut season, Preston made his first collegiate reception—a 53-yard touchdown—against Temple on 11/9 after missing the first seven games due to injury. During his 2025 junior year, Preston started 13 of 14 games and recorded receptions in all 14 contests, posting a 125-yard, five-catch performance in the College Football Playoff versus Ole Miss on 12/20. He now transfers to Indiana as a redshirt senior.

Alabama2022 – 2023

Tulane2024 – 2025

Indiana2026 — present